By Dr. Mercola
Galangal is a popularly cultivated and eaten plant in Malaysia, Indonesia, other parts of Southeast Asia and India, but in the U.S. it might be mistaken for the more common ginger. Both galangal and ginger are in the Zingiberaceae family, as are turmeric and cardamom. They’re called “rhizomes” because their creeping rootstalks grow horizontally, sending out roots and shoots from nodes.
Both galangal and ginger are used in cooking but there are several clear differences between them. Galangal’s skin is smoother and paler than ginger and much harder to cut or grate than ginger, which can be peeled with a spoon.<span …read more
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